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Rice inflation to remain elevated until August – DA

“This is the result of the engagements of President Marcos and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel last year with the importers to bring in supply in preparation for El Niño.”.....»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 5th, 2024

Acorda: No need for immediate evacuation over bomb threats

Bomb threats should not immediately result in the evacuation of people from an area, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said on Tuesday as he ordered the reorientation of PNP officers on how to respond to bomb threats......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024

Kanlaon eruption: 2 areas under state of calamity

The city of Canlaon in Negros Oriental and the municipality of La Castellana in Negros Occidental declared a state of calamity on Tuesday, a day after being hit with ashfall and sulphuric fumes as a result of Kanlaon Volcano’s phreatic eruption......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJun 5th, 2024

US Imposes Sanctions on Ex-Ugandan Military Commander

On May 30, the US government announced travel sanctions against five former and current Ugandan government officials, including Peter Elwelu, the former deputy chief of the Ugandan Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF). The US State Department announced that Elwelu was sanctioned due to "extrajudicial killings that were committed by members of the UPDF" while he was commanding Ugandan military forces. As a result, h.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

Alas Pilipinas bronze a result of good leadership and coaching, says Fifi Sharma

Fifi Sharma pointed to the team’s leadership as the main reason Alas Pilipinas ended their medal drought in the 2024 AVC Challenge Cup, clinching the bronze medal with a three-set dismantling of Australia......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

LTFRB-7: Show cause orders issued to operators with unconsolidated units

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) already issued show cause orders to five operators with unconsolidated jeepney units as of May 20. The summoned operators are required to attend a scheduled hearing to explain why they have not consolidated. Failure to do so may result in.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Kris binalikan ang ikinamatay nina Ninoy at P-Noy: We have broken hearts

MAGKAHALONG pangamba at tuwa ang nararamdaman ngayon ng Queen of All Media na si Kris Aquino hinggil sa development sa kanyang health condition. Kuwento ni Kris, medyo positive ang latest result sa ginagawang treatment sa kanya sa Amerika para sa iniindang autoimmune diseases. Baka Bet Mo: Magaling na komedyana iwas muna sa lalaki, na-trauma sa.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Project delays prune Converge’s 2024 capex

Broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is cutting down its spending guidance for the year to between P12 billion and P14 billion as a result of delays in some of its projects......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Residential electricity rates up by P0.86/kWh for May-June billing

Residential customers of Visayan Electric will experience an increase of P0.86/kWh in their May-June electricity billing. The increase is attributed to high generation rates due to price hikes in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in April brought about by power supply concerns in the Visayas Grid. As a result, the overall residential electricity rate.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Marcos 2021 negative drug test result brought up in Senate PDEA leaks hearing

Representatives of the hospital that administered the drug test of then-presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in 2021 assured senators there was nothing irregular with how the test, which produced negative results, was conducted......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Pinoy farmers’ income up by 20 percent – World Bank

Filipino farmers’ income has increased by 20 percent as a result of World Bank-funded projects under the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), with the country receiving a satisfactory rating on the implementation of the $600 million loan project......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 12th, 2024

DMCI profit shrinks 25% to P5.6 billion in Q1

Earnings of diversified engineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings Inc. fell by a quarter in the first three months as a result of lower contributions from most of its businesses......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

19 drug dens in CV shut down in a span of 4 months – PDEA-7

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A total of 19 drug dens from all over Central Visayas were successfully shut down by authorities in a span of 4 months. Leia Alcantara, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7), shared that this is the result of their anti-drug operations from January 1 to May.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

NDAP, Nestlé promote proper nutrition with Nutrition Masterclass Interschool Competition

In the era of social media, there are multiple ways of creating content that’s easily accessible for online audiences and as a result, there is also a surge in popular but unfounded nutrition and health information being spread on the internet......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

SACLEO in CV: P11.5M drugs seized in 3 days

CEBU CITY, Philippines — In a span of three days, P11.5 million worth of illegal drugs were seized and a total of 176 drug personalities were sent to jail by authorities in Central Visayas. This was the result of a regionwide Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operation (SACLEO) against all forms of criminalities from Friday to.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Washington summit to bring more FDIs into Philippines

Several multinationals are pouring in new investments or expanding their operations in the Philippines as a result of President Marcos’ successful and historic trilateral summit in Washington recently, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

BDO declares a property dividend of Treasury shares

BDO revealed that its board of directors approved the declaration of a property dividend of BDO Treasury shares that will result from the “eventual merger of BDO and SM Keppel Land Inc.”.....»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

Iced coffee is Filipinos favorite coffee beverage — data

In the Philippines the most popular coffee type was iced coffee, a result that also appeared for Chile, Norway, and Nicaragua......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 20th, 2024

Huge US, Japan investments coming

At least $100 billion in investments from the US and Japan may come to the Philippines in five to 10 years as a result of the historic trilateral summit here that aims to deepen the three countries’ economic and defense ties, an envoy said yesterday......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 11th, 2024

Holy Week drugs: CV police seize P39.3M in illegal drugs

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Holy Week drugs worth P39,370,368 were seized by Central Visayas police who also apprehended 1,296 suspects during this period. According to data from the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), this accomplishment was the result of unrelenting police operations conducted from March 24-31, 2024. PRO-7 earlier relayed that this year’s.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 2nd, 2024